On Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III safely landed a disabled passenger plane in the Hudson River Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

The FAA has released the audio of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s courageous landing of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River – and the tapes reveal a heroic set of decisions made literally in ...

CNN affiliate WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin, identified the co-pilot as Jeffrey Skiles, 49. Barbara Skiles told WKOW that, in ...

Since then, Captain Sully has served as a keynote speaker advocating for airline safety It’s been more than 15 years since Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III saved 155 lives with a remarkable ...